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` P. H. KRAETSGH.

BOX.- Arrmonmx FILED un. 24, y1.969.

925,349.' PatentedJune 15, 1909.

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PAUL H. KRAETSCH, OF ASTORIA, OREGGN.

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Referring to the drawings forming it port hereof*Fi-nre 1 is e.perspective vienY ol e box open; Wig. 2 is e. transverse section, ondFig. 3. is si perspective view of one or the trays. l

VThe present embodiment of the invention comprises a bottom '1 having asquare ring 2 .secured to one ffice thereof, the outer face of [the ringbeing spaced apart from the edge of the bottom as sbownnt 3, and a cover4 is provided for closing the box, the cover resting upon the upper edgeof the ring. The cover is connected with the bottom by c bock 5, whichis of e length equal to the cover ond the bottom and consequentlyprojects beyond each end of the ring as .shown in Fre'. l. The box. maybe of my suitable motorini, ond

is provided with o suitable fastening device not shown.

The compartments are formed by the trays shown in Fig. 3, eocb of seidtrays consisting of a. bottom one side 7 ond an end 8,'imd the bottom isprovided on its free side with a. curved recess Q, l'or e purpose to bepresently described.

The trays ere formed lfrom n sheet having n square removed from onecorner ond creased from the inner corner of the square to iorin theiiaps which compose the side and the end, the crease lines beingparallel with the oppo- 'ilie side and the ond nre provided near theirfree edge ond ot each end with on opening 10, the adjacent openings ofthe side and end having a. ribbon 11 passed therethrough and tied toretain the seid flops A at right angles to the bottoni, and the remoteopenings are connected by a ribbon i2, Whose ends are tied in theopenings es et 13, and the ribbon is oi a. length sutlicient to forni obend r bold whereby to lift the tray es shown in Specification ofLetters Eats-nt.

Application filed llilarch 24, 1909.

rcomposed ot' o sheet of materiel Fig.

IPetented Tune l5, i909.

Serial No. 4535593.

The troys :tre placed Within the ring1 E, 'the seid ring being* of :tsize to receive i'our trays, and the trays ore pliiced in pairs one'pe-ir :it noch end oi the box, the members ol'llio pairs having theirsides in abutting relolion .find the other ends in abutting relationwith the ends oi the corresponding member olI 'the other pri-ir.

The postcards ero plucrd inV the troy with the ribbon 3,2 thcreitbove,und in superimposed relotion. when it is desired lo inspect or removethe cords, the selected troy re moved from the box, :ind the wirds moybc inspected without removing them irom the troy, the notch .lpcrniiliiiig the lower-most cord to be lifted l'roin the bottom oll thetroy.

The trays ore prel'erobljif formed oi tin, rind covered with suitableornomenlol or platin cloth, or pai-per, :is may be desired, ond thehandle moy be either of ribbon or of string. The bottom ol' the trayswill be slightly greater in areeu than the ores of the ce. ds, und theside wells will be of sulicicnt height to receive is many cords os mcybe desired. The box may be nitide oii any suitublc inode-A riol and ofany depth which inziybe desired.

l claim:

1. A box of the chiss des zribed, provided with it hinged cover, und itplurality ci orrnnged therein, seid trays having each on end und it sideAdjacent to euch other, :ind being` arranged in the box in pairs, onepoir et @zich end oll the box, oooh oi sii-id trays het ing its sideabutting against the side ol' the other member-of thepttir, :nid its ondobntting agonist the end oi the correspornling member of the otherparir.

2. iin n box of the chiss described, il, composed ot' o sheet oinniteriiil. listing,

. square portion removed trom one corner, and.

creased from the inner corner to the sourire to the o'ppositeside und end on o line porzillel with the opposite side ond ond, to form .n l; andend iiops, erich ol scid tlzips being provided with on opening it erichend :indncsr the free end thereof, c ribbon passed through the adje/centopenings of the side and end flops ond tied to secure seid ihtps inplaie-e, and c ribbon connecting the remote openings ond serving as o.handle for the trav, trie open side edge of the troy being provided witho semi-circuler recess for the purpose set forth.

3. in e box of the class described, s troy wing e nere portion removedfrom one cornciy'i id creased from the inner corner to the iid to theopposite sideend end on :L line pemiel with the opposite side and end,to form side and end ieps, each of said iaps being provide-d with, anopening et ene-h end and meer the free edge thereof, n, ribbon passedthrough the adjacent openings of the side' and end flaps end tied tosecure seid' {eps in piace, and s ribbon connecting the remote openingsand serving as n handle for the tray.

4. In e bex of the dass described, e tray consisting e1" e bottem)rovided with e side and an adjacent end, en( with e semi-eireuiar i i 1i i x i recess in the opposite side, and a Vhandle cow meeting the freeends of the side and end;

5. In a, bex 0f 'the class described, a tray eensisting of e bottomrovided with a side :md an adjacent end, im With a. semi-eirular recessin the opposite side and a hendie in connection with the tray. i

PAUL H. KRAETSCH.

Witnesses: I

FRED WOOLLEY, JASON O. SUTTON.

